Hyco Creek
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| Hyco Creek Tributary to Hyco River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hyco Creek mouth  Hyco Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person Caswell |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jordan Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east-southeast of Anderson, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 36°15′14″N 079°17′45″W / 36.25389°N 79.29583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 718 ft (219 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hyco River |
• location | about 3 miles east-southeast of Semora, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 36°28′59″N 079°05′41″W / 36.48306°N 79.09472°W[1] |
• elevation | 410 ft (120 m)[2] |
| Length | 25.25 mi (40.64 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 93.50 square miles (242.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hyco River |
| • average | 100.69 cu ft/s (2.851 m3/s) at mouth with Hyco River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | north-northeast |
| River system | Roanoke River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Reedy Fork |
| • right | Negro Creek Lynch Creek Panther Branch Coneys Creek Kilgore Creek Cobbs Creek |
| Bridges | Gunn Poole Road, NC 86, Grier Church Road, US 158, Briggs Road, Osmond Road, NC 57 |
Hyco Creek is a 25.25 mi (40.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Hyco River in Person County, North Carolina. Hyco Creek joins the Hyco River within Hyco Lake. Hyco Creek forms the Hyco River along with South Hyco Creek.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hyco River
- North Hyco Creek